KYOTO--Alarmed at decreasing opportunities to wear kimono in modern Japan, dyers specializing in Kyoto-style "yuzen" techniques are turning their attention to a market steeped in traditional dress ...

A native Briton spends nearly 365 days of the year wearing kimono, even though daily use of the traditional Japanese clothing is on the decline among modern Japanese fashionistas. Sheila Cliffe ...

KITAKYUSHU -- Some 4,600 new adults dressed in flashy kimonos and other attire attended ... Although the age of adulthood in Japan was lowered to 18 years old from 20 with the enforcement of ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan's Coming of Age Day is ... The men usually wear sober black suits, but the women are resplendent in kimonos woven in lustrous patterns — often of flowers ...

Madonna rang in the New Year in style by taking a trip to Japan. And The Queen of Pop ... of sensational as she posed in a dusky pink kimono. The intricate design of the traditional garment ...

Kate Valdez and Fumiya Sankai looked very fashionable in majestic kimonos! On Instagram, Fumiya shared photos of him and the Sparkle star with famous tourist spots in Hamamatsu City in Japan's ...

Hundreds gathered at Tokyo's Zojoji temple for the traditional 'mame-maki' bean-throwing ritual, marking setsubun, the end of winter in Japan's lunar calendar. Participants, including celebrities, ...

Marvel Comics has announced that it will celebrate its female heroes this April with a series of variant covers from acclaimed artist Peach Momoko depicting the characters in traditional Japanese ...

Kyoto-based Mitsufuji, originally a maker of kimono belts, is transitioning to create high-tech fibers for military uses like shielding fighter jets. This reflects Japan's strategy to bolster its ...